Finally got all the paperwork from my accountant in NYC. It’s SOOO worth it to have a tax accountant to look into every possible way of saving money and get my max possible returns every year. I so don’t understand why some people still think they can save more money on taxes than the money they spend on a good tax accountant (ahem, you know who you are 😉 ). I mean, what can their $30 software know that a good tax accountant doesn’t know more about? And besides, a software can’t help you save what it doesn’t know. On the other hand, a good tax accountant can always put 2 and 2 together, ask follow up questions if he thinks additional savings can be itemized or simply being there to answer all the questions throughout the rest of the year on best practice to save money before the next tax season comes.
On the flip side, my corporate tax filing was late because stupid FedEx messed up. Either way, this is going to be another good year despite (or maybe because of?) my unemployment… My accountant never disappoints. He’s always come through even when I didn’t think I could get too much more out of the previous year’s return!!
For the most part, I don’t mind paying taxes because the United States still has great social services for its people. Brian used to tell me that he’s always glad to pay Austrian taxes because their social programs far outweight the high percentage of taxes he pays in Europe. Even though U.S. still has a lot to improve upon in some areas, but hey, things could be worse!